Carl Froch vs. Jermain Taylor

Carl Froch vs. Jermain Taylor was a boxing super-middleweight fight between the newly crowned champion Carl Froch and former Undisputed middleweight champion Jermain Taylor. The fight was held at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, Connecticut, United States on April 25, 2009.

Continents Collide
DateApril 25, 2009
Title(s) on the lineWBC Super-Middleweight Championship
Tale of the tape
Boxer Carl Froch Jermain Taylor
Nickname The Cobra Bad Intentions
Hometown Nottingham, England Little Rock, Arkansas
Pre-fight record 24-0 28-2-1
Recognition WBC
Super-Middleweight Champion		 WBC
No. 1 Ranked Super Middleweight

Build-up

Froch was coming off a win against Jean Pascal for the vacant WBC title whilst Jermain Taylor had only recently stepped up to super-middleweight and was also coming off a win, beating Jeff Lacy in a title eliminator. Froch was ranked lower in the Ring Magazine rankings despite being the champion and was fighting in the United States for only the second time in his career.[1]

Result

A barrage of punches by Froch caused the referee to stop the fight with fourteen seconds remaining in Round 12, the final round, giving Froch the win by KO and retention of his WBC super middleweight title.

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See also

Super Six World Boxing Classic

References
  1. Boxrec | Carl Froch vs. Jermain Taylor
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